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Fairlight

Fairlight is a village in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 1,516. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Three Oaks, 3.3 km away. In June 2026, there were around 1 recorded street crime, most commonly Criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Fairlight area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Hastings area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 90,995 residents at roughly 3,054 people per km².

Council
Hastings
County
East Sussex
Constituency
Hastings and Rye
Police force
Sussex
19/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 294th of 294 English council areas — better than 0% of them.

Low crime20
Home affordability52
Affordable rents53
Good schools1
Life expectancy13
Low deprivation4
Employment15
Low council tax4

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 19° · 78% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 17° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:18

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Crime

5 reported · July 2026 150% YoY

  • Public order2
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Violence & sexual offences1
  • Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Marsham · Sussex

Local policing priorities

  • Speeding.
  • Rogue Traders / Cold callers.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

167 reported road collisions (2024)

50 killed or seriously injured · 220 casualties · 18.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

14 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 14 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Three Oaks (4.0 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Three Oaks (4.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£236,966 average 4.6% YoY

Across Hastings · to 2026-06

Detached£473,518
Semi-detached£323,991
Terraced£253,863
Flat£140,577

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,006 average monthly rent 1.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £696
  • 2 bed £896
  • 3 bed £1,099

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

8.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (6.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (7.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (5.6 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Covehurst Bay Holiday Cottages (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools14
  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

90,995 residents in Hastings · 3,054/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 13 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

30% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,677 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (34% of 44,540)

A £1,784
B £2,082
C £2,379
D £2,677
E £3,271
F £3,866
G £4,461
H £5,353

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

26 schools · 9,041 pupils

18 primary · 3 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 7 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (58%)

25inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ark Alexandra AcademyRequires improvement
  • Mulberry Academy HastingsRequires improvement
  • Mulberry Academy St Leonards

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hastings

Care & health services

703 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes298
  • GP practices80
  • Dentists142
  • Homecare agencies108
  • Hospitals & hospices24

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · East Sussex

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

83 applications decided

81.9% granted · 68 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Green majority

  • Lab 3
  • Con 2
  • Grn 19
  • Ref 6
  • Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,440 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

11 jobs advertised · £35,100 avg

e.g. Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Music Tutoring Job in Fairlight – Flexible Schedule, Online Music Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£698 median full-time weekly pay

5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,562 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 57,231 certificates

14.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Health

Life expectancy: 81.8 yrs women · 77.4 yrs men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction6.9
  • Feeling worthwhile7.3
  • Happiness yesterday6.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hastings and Rye:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Fairlight, East Sussex · 0.5 km

    Fairlight is a village in East Sussex, England within Rother district, three miles (5 km) to the east of Hastings. Fairlight is also the name of the civil parish forming part of the Rother district which includes the…

  • Fairlight Glen · 1.2 km

    Fairlight Glen lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the fishing port of Hastings and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the small village of Fairlight Cove on the East Sussex coast. It is a wooded area forming part of the Hast…

  • Pett · 1.4 km

    Pett is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is located 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Hastings on the edge of Pett Level, the one-time marshes stretching along the co…

  • Hastings Country Park · 1.4 km

    Hastings Country Park was formed in 1974 and covers 345 hectares east of Hastings in England. Sandstone cliffs, glens covered with gorse and trees, footpaths, nature trails, picnic areas and ample car parking are some…

  • Guestling · 2.3 km

    Guestling is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Hastings on the A259 road to Rye. Its parish church is dedicated to St Laur…

  • St Laurence's Church, Guestling · 2.8 km

    The Parish Church of St Laurence is a Church of England church and listed building in the village of Guestling in the Rother District of East Sussex. The church was founded in Saxon times, though the current building…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Fairlight?
Fairlight is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Hastings local authority.
What is the population of Fairlight?
Fairlight has an approximate settlement population of 1,516.
How deprived is Fairlight?
The Hastings local authority, which includes Fairlight, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.